CVE-2012-1186

Description

Integer overflow in the SyncImageProfiles function in profile.c in ImageMagick 6.7.5-8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted IOP tag offsets in the IFD in an image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0248.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.27%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00001.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49043 third party advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2462 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51957 vdb entry third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-1186 issue tracking third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76139 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/19/5 mailing list third party advisory patch
http://trac.imagemagick.org/changeset/6998/ImageMagick/branches/ImageMagick-6.7.5/magick/profile.c broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/47926 third party advisory broken link
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1435-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48974 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/49317 third party advisory broken link
http://www.osvdb.org/80555 vdb entry broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1186?
CVE-2012-1186 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1186?
To fix CVE-2012-1186, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-1186 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-1186 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.